Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors

Prospect Hot List: Thomas Chabot is burning up the draft charts

Though a lot of draft choices were moved at the NHL trade deadline, not a lot of prospects changed addresses. Dallas got a couple mid-table guys from Detroit in the Erik Cole deal, but the big prize was Maxim Letunov. The smart and skilled Russian went …

3:20 p.m. ET: Sven Baertschi goes from the Calgary Flames to the Vancouver Canucks for a second-round pick, according to TSN. The 22-year old Swiss forward has spent most of this season in the AHL where he's scored eight goals and recorded 21 points in …

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Cory Conacher from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Dustin Jeffrey. Conacher, 25, has a goal and two assists in 15 games with the Islanders this season. He has appeared in ...

THN Trade Deadline preview: Pacific Division

The Anaheim Ducks may be running away with the division title, but it’s the recent surge by the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings that is the story right now. Following eight straight wins, Los Angeles has gone from the outside looking in…

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Torrey Mitchell scored a pair of goals as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Thursday night. It was Mitchell's first goal since Nov. 22, and his first multi-goal night since March 23, 2011. Chris Stewa...

There is no doubt that the Western Conference playoff race is going to be a dogfight down the stretch, particularly since a couple of elite teams are still vying for a foothold. The Vancouver Canucks are in a good place right now, holding down second pl…

Tom Sestito and Canucks cut ties, team looks to move him

Two days into the New Year, the Vancouver Canucks put Tom Sestito on waivers. He was then demoted to the Utica Comets on Jan. 3. Now, less than two months after being sent to the AHL, the Canucks organization and Sestito are going their separate ways. T…

The Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild are hot. The Vancouver Canucks are playing pretty well, but probably need to step it up slightly with the rest of the Western Conference making a big playoff push. What great timing for your starting goaltender t…

The NHL schedule makers were at their most poetic when they slotted Vancouver in for a Feb. 26 visit to Buffalo. Doing so would’ve put Canucks goalie Ryan Miller in town, and most likely slated to start, against his former team almost one year to the da…

No. 1 Star: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Congrats to the teenager MacKinnon for etching is first career hat-trick in his sophomore season. His 3 goals helped propel the Avalanche to a 5-4 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning. No. 2 Star: Eddie La…

Rogers Hometown Hockey: Boischatel, Quebec

CITY in Canada will televise "Rogers Hometown Hockey" on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET. The show will be followed by the game between the Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders. The location this week is Boischatel, Quebec, and the half-hour program wi...

The secret to Bo Horvat’s success? Doing everything backwards

Bo Horvat strolled off the ice after the Vancouver Canucks’ Wednesday practice in New York as the quintessential rookie and anything but, all at once. Horvat wore a turquoise, old-fashioned Jofa helmet emblazoned with teammate Henrik Sedin’s No. 33. The…

Rumor Roundup: Bruins seeking trade in hopes of securing playoff spot

The once-mighty Boston Bruins find themselves in dire straits in the Eastern Conference standings. They’re clinging to the final wild-card playoff berth, with the Florida Panthers threatening to overtake them. If that seems familiar, it’s because the Br…

The Anaheim Ducks currently have a nice 10-point cushion ahead of the Canucks and Flames atop the Pacific Division, but on Tuesday they lost two key pieces to their lineup in Matt Beleskey and Sami Vatanen. Beleskey will miss 2-4 weeks with an upper-bod…

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Panthers bring back DT Cole, 34, for 1 year

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James Harden's suspension is just a blip on the road to an MVP season, according to ESPN's J.A. Adande: "He's getting his teammates involved. ... To m...

On Los Angeles, St. Louis and How It All Shakes Out

Mar 2

I’m like everybody else with this Los Angeles thing. I’m on page 24 of a 300-page book, and it’s not all that interesting so far. But I hear the end is compelling, so I’d rather speed past the next 230 pages and go straight to the climax. Tell me what t…

Philadelphia Sixers waive newly-acquired center JaVale McGee

Mar 2

The Philadelphia 76ers have waived newly acquired center JaVale McGee, according to league sources.